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Colonoscopy Prep is pure torture!

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Lord Morairty007

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I am only 2 cups of 8 oz.in. Am I doing this right by chugging it?

I'm only 25 years old and this is one of the most unpleasant things I have ever gone through.

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demosthenes

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Lord Morairty007 said:
I am only 2 cups of 8 oz.in. Am I doing this right by chugging it?

I'm only 25 years old and this is one of the most unpleasant things I have ever gone through.
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Got 1, 2 months ago. I pretty much chugged the mixture every 2 hours. Drink water all the time. You're in for a brutal prep, goodluck.
 
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randome

Member
Damn why are you getting a colonoscopy at 25? Hopefully everything is aight OP. The prep does suck though that's for sure.
 
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Voidguts

Member
enjoy dry heaving that shit up on the way to the doctor :( good luck & god bless OP

randome said:
Damn why are you getting a colonoscopy at 25? Hopefully everything is aight OP. The pre does suck though that's for sure.
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i had one when i was like 17? to diagnose IBS. isn't uncommon
 
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Lord Morairty007

Member
Thank god I have IBS already....It's not diarrhea that bothers but by drinking this liquid is.

I am going to give my doctor shit tomorrow.... maybe literally.
 
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LiK

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IBS? That sucks.

My dad had to go through this a few times before and it's always torture for him.
 
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WadiumArcadium

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I feel for you OP. I had a colonoscopy the other year when I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. I never want to see that horrible drink ever again.
 
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6.8

Member
I have UC. This happens every two years for me. You will be on the shitter so much it'll hurt. You will forget the taste.
 
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Tuck

Member
Ive had three in the past four years.

Yes, the prep is awful. But did you know, there's another prep that is significantly less awful?

You'll still shit a ton, but you don't need to drink two fucking litres of that awful prep mixture. Just two small glasses, and it tastes much better.

The first two times I had a colonoscopy, I had the original prep. The third, I had a new doctor and he gave me the new prep. So. Much. Better.
 
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Hazmat

Member
It's incredibly unpleasant, I did it at 24. You're going to be spraying water out of your ass like a firehose the rest of the night when you aren't gagging down that poison.

The procedure is a breeze though. This is as bad as it gets, hang in there.
 
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Lord Morairty007

Member
LiK said:
IBS? That sucks.

My dad had to go through this a few times before and it's always torture for him.
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My doctor is trigger happy. I have IBS because of panic disorder and with my mixture of pills. He wants to see if everything is fine and rule out crohn's disease.
 
Impotaku

Impotaku

Member
Don't be too rough with the toilet paper as by the time you are done your ass is going to sting like mad. Try to use water to wash or wet toilet paper, as horrible as the prep is the colonoscopy is nowhere near as bad.
 
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br3wnor

Member
Had 3 so far in my life (31 y/o, thanks cancer) and the prep for all of them was horrible. I can still taste the shit you have to chug, makes my knees weak.

The actual procedure is cool if they don't put you under, one of them I got to watch the video in a drugged haze which was trippy.
 
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Lord Morairty007

Member
br3wnor said:
Had 3 so far in my life (31 y/o, thanks cancer) and the prep for all of them was horrible. I can still taste the shit you have to chug, makes my knees weak.

The actual procedure is cool if they don't put you under, one of them I got to watch the video in a drugged haze which was trippy.
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I kind of enjoy getting put under. My 15 minutes are up now! Time for 8 oz more of this shit!
 
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Matt Attack

Member
Yep, I feel for you. Wouldn't wish the experience on my worst enemy.

Edit: My mom mixed all of the solution with pink lemonade before I had a chance to see if I could put up with that flavor combination... it was vile.
 
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olag

Member
Just wait till they start pumping air into your ass during the procedure. One of the most uncomfortable/painfull experiences of my life
 
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demosthenes

Member
Tuck said:
Ive had three in the past four years.

Yes, the prep is awful. But did you know, there's another prep that is significantly less awful?

You'll still shit a ton, but you don't need to drink two fucking litres of that awful prep mixture. Just two small glasses, and it tastes much better.

The first two times I had a colonoscopy, I had the original prep. The third, I had a new doctor and he gave me the new prep. So. Much. Better.
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I just had powder and Gatorade, is that the new way?

I was drugged for my procedure so I remember nothing. After, my girlfriend told me I asked the doctor for a blu ray of my colonoscopy so I could watch it later and that I asked the doctor if there were any issues if I could get a 3d printed colon replacement. Apparently the doctor enjoyed drugged me.
 
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Wiseblood

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God, tell me about it. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after my first one and had to get one yearly for a few years after that. I can no longer drink lemon lime soda because even the smell makes me think of the awful artificial lemon lime flavor of my prep solution (that didn't do much to make it any easier to drink).
 
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Lord of Ostia

Member
Ugh, I'm dreading possibly having to do this. I also have IBS, going to see a specialist about it in a week or so. I've had an endoscopy so colonoscopy may be the next step...
 
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NinjaMouse

Member
Yep...the prep really is pretty terrible. I had to use Moviprep, which you have the chug a liter of in an hour and then another liter 4 hours later. Wasn't bad at first, but I vomited up the whole second liter. It nauseated me to drink it, it was so bad. The actual "cleaning" started off ok, but got pretty rough in the end. Like someone else said, try to use wet wipes. I didn't think of that when doing mine, but definitely will if I have to go again.

Good luck with it all. It certainly sucks while doing it, but it's only a day and you'll feel pretty clean when it's over.
 
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Cmagus

Member
The drink sucks I remember being up all night at the hotel, it was torture. I had mine for when they diagnosed me with Chrons. The worst part of the test was when they actually did the colonoscopy they brought in a small group of medical students to observe and it was so awkward but luckily I was drugged up so I was kind of not all there.
 
Dr. Zoidberg

Dr. Zoidberg

Member
I had one about 10 years ago and the prep was awful. Not only did I drink the stuff and poop my guts out, but I had to do an enema as well. The taste of that stuff is nothing compared to what it does to you coming out. I'd rather drink yak piss, taste be damned.

EDIT- Also, they put me completely under for my colonoscopy. I was out while they did it. I've come to find that they seem to let most people stay awake during the procedure?
 
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ryan13ts

Member
Dr. Zoidberg said:
I had one about 10 years ago and the prep was awful. Not only did I drink the stuff and poop my guts out, but I had to do an enema as well. The taste of that stuff is nothing compared to what it does to you coming out. I'd rather drink yak piss, taste be damned.

EDIT- Also, they put me completely under for my colonoscopy. I was out while they did it. I've come to find that they seem to let most people stay awake during the procedure?
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Wouldn't an enema be unnecessary considering you're... you know, literally shitting your guts out already? As far as being awake for the procedure goes, fuck that. That's a situation where I'd be glad to be put under.

Hang in there OP. I have had some issues myself which make me worried that I may have to get one myself soon (I'm 31), so it helps to know the hell that I'll be put through (eventually, one way or another).
 
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Hazmat

Member
Dr. Zoidberg said:
I had one about 10 years ago and the prep was awful. Not only did I drink the stuff and poop my guts out, but I had to do an enema as well. The taste of that stuff is nothing compared to what it does to you coming out. I'd rather drink yak piss, taste be damned.

EDIT- Also, they put me completely under for my colonoscopy. I was out while they did it. I've come to find that they seem to let most people stay awake during the procedure?
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I had "twilight" anesthesia for mine. I saw a syringe go into the thing where the IV was inserted in my hand when the doctor walked into the room and it was lights out. Next thing I know I'm in the recovery room asking my brother "Is it over?" I apparently asked him that about 15 times before I was fully awake.
 
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HOTDOG_GMF

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Tuck said:
You weren't asleep?!
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It's worse to wake up during the procedure and notice the Sony Trinitron monitors. It's even more worse when a next time you notice they don't have the same monitors any more. And yes, starting to talk about fucking monitors during the procedure.
 
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